On July 1, 2010, The Magas Firm completed the move to its new office location – 7733 Beechmont Avenue, Suite 210, Cincinnati, OH 45255.
Got RIGHTS? Get a Bike Lawyer...
Steve Magas, Ohio's Bike Lawyer
Don't let a bicycle crash turn your life Upside Down! Lost wages and medical bills pile up while you are in pain. The last thing you need is to be taken advantage of by an insurance company.
Steve Magas, The Bike Lawyer, has been protecting the rights of riders for more than 25 years. Steve has handled more than 200 "bike cases" including wrongful death and brain damage cases, and accidents causing riders to suffer major injuries, fractures, disk injuries, back injuries, neck injuries, surgeries, road burns, clavicle and scapula fractures, rotator cuff injuries and more. Steve provides a FREE CONSULTATION to discuss your claim. Call him at 513-484-BIKE [2453] or write to him at bike lawyer [at] aol dot com to discuss your crash TODAY!
MAGAS FIRM OPENS NEW OFFICE
Sunday 18 Jul 2010 by Steve Magas |
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Filed under: Accident Reconstruction, Bicycle Gear, Bike ART, Bike Law 101, Statistics, Touring
TASERED CYCLIST SETTLES CIVIL RIGHTS LAWSUIT
Saturday 17 Jul 2010 by Steve Magas |
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Filed under: Accident Reconstruction, Bicycle Gear, Bike Law 101, Conspicuity, Criminal Motorists, Distraction, Motorcycle Gear, Statistics, Taser Cases, Touring, Uncategorized
Filed under: Accident Reconstruction, Bicycle Gear, Bike Law 101, Conspicuity, Criminal Motorists, Distraction, Motorcycle Gear, Statistics, Taser Cases, Touring, Uncategorized
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: STEVE MAGAS, The Bike Lawyer
TASERED CYCLIST SETTLES LAWSUIT
On August 19, 2008, bicyclist Anthony Patrick, from Huntington, West Virginia, was Tasered by Lawrence County, Ohio Deputy Charles Hammonds and Chesapeake Police Department Dennis Gibson. Patrick was riding his bicycle with another rider when Deputy Hammonds told Patrick to get off the road. Patrick told Hammonds he had as much right to be on the road as the deputy. A series of events unfolded thereafter which ended with Patrick be Tasered, arrested and charged with a series of “crimes” including “Riding a Bicycle on the Roadway,” resisting arrest, failing to obey a lawful order and other crimes.
2008 Statistics Confirm –> CYCLING IS SAFE!
Wednesday 2 Jun 2010 by Steve Magas |
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Filed under: Accident Reconstruction, Bicycle Gear, Bike ART, Bike Law 101, Conspicuity, Criminal Motorists, Distraction, Dogs, Motorcycle Gear, Statistics, Touring, Uncategorized
NHTSA’s 2008 Traffic Data report on Bicycling confirms what I’ve been saying – CYCLING IS SAFE!
Well, they don’t come right out and say that … but… let’s look at the numbers.
Supreme Court says “Cops VISUAL Is All They Need for Speeding Ticket”
Wednesday 2 Jun 2010 by Steve Magas |
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Filed under: Accident Reconstruction, Bicycle Gear, Bike Law 101, Conspicuity, Criminal Motorists, Distraction, Motorcycle Gear, Statistics, Touring
In a wild new decision, the Ohio Supreme Court has decided that a cop’s VISUAL determination of speed is all that is needed to support a speeding ticket!
Can The Bicycle Save The World?
Friday 28 May 2010 by Steve Magas |
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Filed under: Accident Reconstruction, Bicycle Gear, Bike Law 101, Conspicuity, Criminal Motorists, Distraction, Motorcycle Gear, Statistics, Touring
“…After your first day of cycling, one dream is inevitable. A memory of motion lingers in the muscles of your legs, and round and round they seem to go. You ride through Dreamland on wonderful dream bicycles that change and grow.” ~H.G. Wells, The Wheels of Chance.
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Steve is a Featured Blogger!
Thursday 27 May 2010 by Steve Magas |
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Filed under: Accident Reconstruction, Bicycle Gear, Bike ART, Bike Law 101, Conspicuity, Criminal Motorists, Distraction, Dogs, Motorcycle Gear, Statistics, Touring
Guest Blogging at Soapbox Cincinnati!
Soapbox Cincinnati is an online E-zine that features news and stories about Cincinnati, financial stories, neighborhood stories, restaurant stories and… a weekly guest blogger. I was asked to be the Guest Blogger during Bike Month!
You can read my online blog posts here.
Steve Speaks in Columbus for BIKE MONTH
Thursday 20 May 2010 by Steve Magas |
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Filed under: Accident Reconstruction, Bicycle Gear, Bike Law 101, Conspicuity, Criminal Motorists, Distraction, Dogs, Motorcycle Gear, Statistics, Touring
Visit Steve’s New FACEBOOK Page!
Monday 3 May 2010 by Steve Magas |
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Filed under: Accident Reconstruction, Bicycle Gear, Bike ART, Bike Law 101, Conspicuity, Criminal Motorists, Distraction, Dogs, Motorcycle Gear, Statistics, Taser Cases, Touring
The Ohio Bike Lawyer Facebook page is now up and running! You can access here.
Steve On the Radio – Talking BIKE
WOSU is the Ohio State University affiliate for National Public Radio. Ann Fisher hosts “All Sides” – a two hour daily show that touches the hot button issues of the day.
Ann called me last week to be on her BIKE MONTH show. The show was great. We talked for an hour, had callers lined up to ask questions and didn’t have time to say everything there was to say. Read the rest of this entry »
Dogs & Cyclists – With Friends Like These…
Friday 30 Apr 2010 by Steve Magas |
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Filed under: Accident Reconstruction, Bike Law 101, Conspicuity, Distraction, Dogs, Motorcycle Gear, Statistics
BIKE LAW 101
DOGS: WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE…
By Steven M. Magas, The Bike Lawyer[1]
Dogs are said to be man’s best friend,
I’ll grant you all that much…
It’s just hard for me to call him “Pal”
While he has my calf for lunch!
